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    Who's ready to boogie with a little Brent-era Grateful Dead from the Gateway to the West? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 47 features the complete unreleased show from Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, 12/9/79 and you're going to need stamina because this one is high energy from start to finish.


    By the time December 1979 rolled around, Brent Mydland had fully cemented his place in the Grateful Dead canon with his twinkling keys, harmonic tenor, and songwriting skills. No more is that evident than at this show boasting 25 songs including soon-to-be classics from GO TO HEAVEN like "Alabama Getaway," "Don't Ease Me In," "Lost Sailor," and the Brent-penned "Easy To Love You." It's also packed with whirling takes on fan-favorites like "Brown-Eyed Women," "Shakedown Street," and "Terrapin Station." And you've never heard a 2nd set quite like this with eight songs before "Drums" including an improvised "Jam" launching from the end of "Saint Of Circumstance." It doesn't stop there though, with a blazing finale of "Bertha>Good Lovin'" and perhaps one of the best versions of "Don't Ease Me In" the band ever did play. We've rounded out Disc Three with an extra nugget from '79.


    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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    Indeed one of the great guitarists. I don't think Quicksilver ever made it across the pond but I was fortunate enough to see the Gravenites - Cipollina Band at Dingwall's Dance Hall in Camden, north London. Two greats in one band! Nick Gravenites has always been a favourite of mine and to see him onstage with Cipollina was a wonderful experience, particularly in a small, intimate venue. With Al Staehely on bass and Marcus David on drums they were a really tight band. As Daverock said, the sound that Cipollina got out of his guitar and rig was awesome.

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    One of the true greats. He got one of the best sounds out of an electric guitar of anybody I have ever heard - and "Happy Trails" is a great album . Another one to look out for from this lineup of Quicksilver is the "Live at The Fillmore" double cd set from 6/7/68. It's come out in various formats over the years - but that one has the best sound. Similar songs to the ones on "Happy Trails" but with the added bonus of a few songs from their first album. Higher energy than "Happy Trails" but maybe less spacey.
    I nearly mentioned the 4 man Quicksilver band - with both John and Gary Duncan in the lineup - as one of the bands I would most like to have seen but didn't.

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    Two things

    RIP Bob Barker. Not a music figure, but a legend is a legend.

    Also, I happened upon Quicksilver Messenger Service Happy Trails earlier today on that music streaming tube. Now I find out it's John Cippolina's birth date.

    Cool. Thank you, JC.

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    Happy Birthday, John Cipollina

    John Cipollina would have been 80 on August 24. He died way too young, on May 29, 1989, at age 45. His cause of death was alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which he suffered from most of his life and which is exacerbated by smoking. I had the honor to interview him twice for Dead Head TV, and he had a wicked sense of humor. Today in his honor, I have re-released the Dead Head TV tribute to John which aired a few months after his death.

    Check out the DTV tribute to John Cipollina on dreamswedreamed dot com.

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    The 🔥 Flaming Lips 💋....

    ....Are AOK in my book.

  • Charlie3
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    Some Lips Lyrics

    Yellow sun is goin' down so slow
    (Slow, slow, slow, slow, slow, slow)
    Doin' acid and watchin' the light bugs glow
    (Glow, glow, glow, glow, glow, glow)
    Like tiny spaceships in a row
    (Row, row, row, row, row, row)
    The coolest thing I'll ever know
    (Know, know, know, know)
    John's still a greaser
    And Tommy's gone off to war
    James got busted
    And doesn't give a fuck anymore
    Oh, my God
    Why is it them?
    Oh, my God
    Now it's me
    Orange flowers bursting into bloom
    (Bloom, bloom, bloom, bloom)
    Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, the Moon
    John's still a greaser
    And Tommy's gone off to war
    James got busted
    And doesn't give a fuck anymore
    Oh, my God
    Why is it them?
    Oh, my God
    Now it's me
    Oh, my God
    Why is it them?
    Oh, my God
    Now it's me
    Hmm, yeah
    Alright, cool

    Sounded great live.

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    Just saw the Flaming Lips last night at the Kettlehouse Ampitheater in Bonner Montana. Good show, cool venue, and the pink puppets that Proudfoot saw at the show he peeked in at were supposed to be the pink robots that Yoshimi battled as the first set was a start to finish run through of the Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots album. They put on a good show and, yeah, they are pretty psychedelic, well worth checking out. Lot of cool, genuinely weird and groovy stuff in their catalogue.

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    I also like Buddy Miles version from his solo album.
    Nice horn arrangement on that one.
    Did band of Gypsies with Buddy ever cover that I wonder?
    Cheers

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    Donovan - Jimmy Page

    Alvarhanso - good to see you giving the thumbs up for Donovan. I saw him in 2011, when he played the entire "Sunshine Superman" album live at The Royal Albert Hall. Shawn Phillips played sitar on a number of tracks, and Jimmy Page himself came on for the actual song. A great concert all round.

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    Wow, as always...

    Very divergent opinions, including a disappointed first show, yet here 44 years later when it's released because he didn't ask Cowboy Neal to let him off at the next stop, up to a top 10 DiP or DaP. I'd call that running the gamut. I myself was in the middle. Agree on the less tinkly piano, but was astonished at why I wasn't really hearing his vocals, because he hadn't gotten that full raspiness, he still sounded sweet. His high harmonies at times sound like there's still a female vocalist. A good show, better than DaP 31, though I was happy for an Althea finally with that one and liked that Jack a Roe with Mickey doing the cannon thing on the drums. I'd be prepared for the next show from this tour to also not be 12/1/79. Dave pretty much gave that away, he's doubling down on turning everybody onto the shows that are better than 12/1. At least that's my somewhat cynical take on it.

    Daverock, Donovan was great, and ahead of his time. Taught the Beatles finger picking while they were in India together, quite instrumental in the White Album that followed. Sunshine Superman is one of the earliest, if not the first session to feature Jimmy Page on guitar and John Paul Jones on bass. Page claims playing on half of the songs put out from London in the mid-60s, and JPJ was also a popular session musician, but I think this may have been their earliest together, think I read that somewhere. And of course, There Is a Mountain had such an earworm of a melody that Jerry Garcia would play it in Alligator often, and later occasionally in GDTRFB, think I heard it teased in He's Gone once as well. And Duane and Gregg Allman, opening for the Dead as The Hour Glass caught a few of these, and Duane decided that would be suitable for a jam up to an hour, but typically a good half hour of jamming one little theme. (I suspect New Potato Caboose also caught their ear, because it sounds remarkably like Dreams, which Gregg wrote in LA before coming to Jacksonville.)

    Okay, now off to the Phish from Vermont at SPAC. Didn't go last night, and okay with that setlist. Only bummed about Simple, means I will get to 20 shows without seeing one, got to be an insane aberrational stat, like seeing 20 Dead shows and not seeing a Wharf Rat or something of that nature. Oh well, gonna You Enjoy Myself and feel good about Hood and not worry about being a Slave to the Traffic Light, and if I am, can always get a Tweezer to while away the time.

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Who's ready to boogie with a little Brent-era Grateful Dead from the Gateway to the West? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 47 features the complete unreleased show from Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, 12/9/79 and you're going to need stamina because this one is high energy from start to finish.


By the time December 1979 rolled around, Brent Mydland had fully cemented his place in the Grateful Dead canon with his twinkling keys, harmonic tenor, and songwriting skills. No more is that evident than at this show boasting 25 songs including soon-to-be classics from GO TO HEAVEN like "Alabama Getaway," "Don't Ease Me In," "Lost Sailor," and the Brent-penned "Easy To Love You." It's also packed with whirling takes on fan-favorites like "Brown-Eyed Women," "Shakedown Street," and "Terrapin Station." And you've never heard a 2nd set quite like this with eight songs before "Drums" including an improvised "Jam" launching from the end of "Saint Of Circumstance." It doesn't stop there though, with a blazing finale of "Bertha>Good Lovin'" and perhaps one of the best versions of "Don't Ease Me In" the band ever did play. We've rounded out Disc Three with an extra nugget from '79.


Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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What would yo mama think
Pretty Peggy-O

Acid Mothers Temple

"Pink Lady Lemonade"

I discovered this walking Green Lake yesterday after a snack

Veeeeerrry nice

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Did I beat BTK to the punch with this one?
Two great shows I was lucky to attend. 76 was just exactly perfect. 1982 is the last year I really enjoyed, just couldn't take Jerry's voice, health and appearance going downhill after that.

Last 5(all vinyl):
Caravan: For Girls who Grow Plump in the Night
Misfits: 12 Hits From Hell
Jefferson Airplane: 9-30-66 boot
GD: 10/9/76
Motown Chartbusters Vol 4

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Good choice Cousin! I forgot that had been issued. RGM?
10-9-76 set 2 with a 10 song jam. And what a jam.
Cheers

It is indeed possible (and quite quick 'n easy) to download the JotW @ForensicDocEleven

However, I cannot seem to post instructions, nor even DM it to you; I tried my level best, removed all l1nks etc but it just kept saying that the site won't allow embeds or lnks and it even flagged me when I tried to send you my emial addr (misspellings deliberate). UPDATE: I finally got a DM sent w/ my contact info

Oro - what a great tape to get practicing on! I love to hear how 12/5/71 has stirred people, their hearts and minds or their souls or their ears or their hands. Or all of it. There's just some powerful magic radiating from that night's efforts. God Bless the Good ol' Grateful Dead

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41 years ago today I was up at the Frost to see the Dead put on a fantastic show. This was the first time the Dead played at the Frost and it might have been my favorite. This one is a must release, if they ever release any shows from the Frost.

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Mornin', rockers!!!

I was able to capture that 1/21/71, anybody who needs/wants, you know where to find me.............

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man................

Rock on!!!

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10.22.83: Carrier Dome

Chet Atkins: Almost Alone

11.23.73: El Paso

Howlin' Wolf: The London Sessions

10.23.73: Bloomington, MN

...leave nothing but footprints; yet in a digital world, one man gathers what another man spills...

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10.22.83: Carrier Dome

Chet Atkins: Almost Alone

11.23.73: El Paso

Howlin' Wolf: The London Sessions

10.23.73: Bloomington, MN

...leave nothing but footprints; yet in a digital world, one man gathers what another man spills...

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Per Reddit, Dave's Picks 48 is 11/20/71.

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I'll withhold judgement until I hear it in full processed form.

I listened to 11/17/71 over the past few days...it was OK, but no wood.

I hope 11/20/71 remedies that.

(I love ya Dave....1968....1968....1968....1968....1968....)

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Alan I haven’t rechecked but looking at my subscription order a few days ago the date you mention was shown as DaP #48. Unless this is a cunning plot by deaddotnet to throw us off the scent it would seem that it is more than a rumour.

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43 Years ago today, 2 rocking Grateful Dead shows! Casey Jones encore on 10/9, these 2 shows burned! I'm really glad that the acoustic sets for these 2 shows were released, hopefully we will see all these shows put out in one BIG BOX SET. Fun times !!!

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… received my Grateful Dead vinyl box set,
Over 5 Lp’s recording of the Madison square garden concert from 3/9/81 and it sounds awesome! Great job on this first pressing. Really nice performance & audio quality is primo! Any one else purchase a Boxset??!

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Enjoy hoisting the banner.

Connor Bedard initial thoughts. Young and skilled, but smaller than I expected.

Thoughts and prayers go out to Barry Melrose. Tough news. I wish him well.

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....the pre-game was extra over the top. Hey! It's Vegas!
Melrose. Ugh.
Not good news regarding Mary Lou Retton either. But I guess that's on her.

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Where's forensicdoc when you need him?

Doc??

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Around comment 62 or so when it first leaked.
Not a full review but it'll do.
We said his name 3 times fast and he appeared.
Good health to the Doc & wife.
Cheers

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Anyone else order this disc? Was supposed to release over a week ago,,,, I've had no word, see no tracking on order receipt.

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The 4th pick of the year is generally good but not grate, seems this year is no exception.

In Burlington, VT visiting my daughter for her 21st and leaf peeping, she's at UVM. Was at Nectar's last night for "Dead Night." It rocked, I was one of the oldest guys there, mostly 20's and 30's. Also, this town is FULL of Dead stuff, Phish music, flags, images, nowhere to be found. Cracking me up

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Good morning to HF and all you other rockers!!!

I am here, but in serious lurker mode. One only has to ask............

IF 11/20/71 is the next Dave's, I think people will enjoy it. I'm guessing it's a returned tapes type of deal, if it's an upgrade I'm thinking of quality comparable to Albuquerque/Ann Arbor. Solid show, especially the second set. The question is, what to put on the third CD? Maybe the recently exhibited 1/21/71? Ah, one can only hope.........

Don't really wanna get into details about health issues just yet, but here's a clue.......H/O.............and I don't mean trains..........

You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.......

Rock on!

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Maybe it would be as well to ignore the Keith era for the next couple of years. Unless something truly different can be found, like the Fall 73 shows with horns. Otherwise there's a risk we could be getting slightly inferior versions of shows we've already got.
And 10/12/68 would be brilliant way to start. No Dave's Picks released so far is remotely like it.

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… on the subject of future Dave’s picks , how about the performance at Tacoma Dome 10//20/85 ?!

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Billy's getting enough love and playing enough incredible stuff that we kinda thought he deserved his own thread.
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I'll see what's up with that...
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but hey, I'm a mod, so if you and/or others continue to have this difficulty I will pass it up the line. Sorry for the trouble! And if you have problems, describe the error messages you're getting and anything else that seems to be going on...thanks!
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10 8 81

From my Craig collection

Worth a listen

Also, another reason why I don't look at setlists: 9 25 81

A few nice surprises in that show

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I've been listening to a lot of October 83 and now I have Day Job stuck in my head... :(

Why hasn't 10/15/83 ever come out? Maybe Dave doesn't bother if there are already good boards around?

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I was at this show, lots of fun, th4e sun dome is a great place with a floating dome, place sucked you in and spat you out. Second set here is awesome, with a great Drums>Space into Jerry doing a great reading of "Comes a Time". Gimme some loving too, First time hearing the band doing that one. Good times had by all.

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...30 seemed so old.

Just reflecting back over the last few weeks and posts I had not been able to post.

Someone posted about Hampton 1988, specifically 1988-03-27. I went to the Atlanta and then Hampton shows. They were all very good, but the March 27th shows was spectacular. It had the first Space to open a set since 1985-10-31. That one was space>Werewolves of London. Know everyone around here knows that but just thought I would post just in case.

Then was discussed the 1988 Cap. Center shows. We did that run, so I was extremely happy to see the Ripple. One of my favorite songs. Although, it was sad why they played that Ripple. Did those shows, then hit Miami, Tampa-St. Pete, and New Orleans.

Someone posted about Eric Clapton 24 nights. I have the dvd and cd's. Watched the dvd a couple of weeks back. It is very good but has its flaws also.

Seems like there was one more but it slips me.

I also in the last few weeks listened to Chicago's first 2 albums remastered on cd, both are great. The first album is still my favorite.

Oh well, enough for now.

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are relatively brief. But fun.

Ripple....they played that in 88 immediately after the two blechy shows in the Northwest, Tacoma (actually, kind of OK with Touch of Grey out of Space) and Eugene (still annoyed by that show in 2023)

I like the idea of it. I am half way through Paris 9/18/74, so I will be having my brain drilled by Seastones later tonight. That opens set 2, as it did for a few other 74 shows, so maybe that was a sort of precedent for the set opening Spaces.

Too busy lately, whats happened to our daylight. Thank goodness for GOGD. Have been trying to review much of E72, including the couple shows never heard before like Newcastle and loving every minute. As much as I have banged on the primal drum and would love to have more 1968, 71-73 is such peak period too, E72 monumental. Just had the extra fun and unlikely experience of running into John Scott of Deadbase fame a few minutes ago in a place so close to my home as to be almost next door. John is a friend of a friend but we had never met, a student at Dartmouth, where I later worked. Quickly traded stories, both at the 1980 Lewiston concert, recent music etc. Am certain I made him late for something. This crazy world can be such a small place, we must keep love friendship and peace in our hearts, madness and hatred out.

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I just received my email about Vol 48, on sale next Tuesday the 17th...it is 11/20/71 at Pauley Pavilion as we all knew...faintly remember it...they had two lines...one for the floor and one for the upper level seats...some fun...

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